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ivanti

Effective Modern Patch Management Processes and Best Practices for Patch Operations

Aug 1, 2024 By Todd Schell In Ivanti
Running a risk-based vulnerability management program is essential to maintaining a secure business computing environment. In a previous blog, “How Implementing Risk-Based Patch Management Prioritizes Active Exploits,” I provided perspective on how to prioritize vulnerabilities. Honing the operational aspect of securing your systems is essential to that process. Conducting patch operations in your organization can be a complicated process.
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chaossearch

Improving Patch and Vulnerability Management with Proactive Security Analysis

Jul 30, 2024 By David Bunting In ChaosSearch
Vulnerability management is the continuous process of identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in an organization's IT infrastructure, while patch management is the process of accessing, testing, and installing patches that fix bugs or address known security vulnerabilities in software applications. Vulnerability management and patch management are crucial SecOps processes that protect IT assets against cyber threats and prevent unauthorized access to secure systems. Effectiveness in patch management and vulnerability management depends on a proactive approach to cybersecurity where enterprise SecOps teams take steps to anticipate and prevent cyber attacks before they happen.
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NinjaOne

CDK Global: A Cold-Hearted Reminder of Why Patch Management Matters

Jul 29, 2024 By Mike Arrowsmith In NinjaOne
A few weeks ago, CDK Global, a software provider with 15,000 North American car dealership customers, faced back-to-back cyberattacks, effectively taking down scheduling, records, and more for their thousands of customers for days. The CDK Global attack is also the latest cyber incident to spur larger industry-wide conversations around the supply chain risks posed by increasingly ruthless and aggressive bad actors.
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puppet

The Patch Management Process: A Full Overview (Plus the Steps Most Teams Miss)

Jul 25, 2024 By Andrew Jones In Puppet
A patch management process lays out the steps associated with updating software and hardware. Every patch management process shares a few core similarities, but with so many tools for managing patching in so many different kinds of setups, no two IT teams’ patch management processes look alike. What does your patch management process look like? Are you always ahead of the game and ready to patch on time, or are you usually behind schedule and not sure where you’re getting stuck?
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puppet

Stay Ahead of Known Vulnerabilities with Automated Patch Management

Jun 26, 2024 By Robin Tatam In Puppet
The consequences of not patching are everywhere: remember the Log4j vulnerability that grants hackers complete access to your devices? The best way to prevent this from happening is to use a patched version of Log4j — so why did this become a catastrophic and prolific security vulnerability event? A: Because people hate, forget, or simply dismiss patching as a labor-intensive part of managing their infrastructure.
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hyperview

Patch or Perish: Secure Your Data Center with Firmware Management

Jun 25, 2024 By Rajan Sodhi In Hyperview
Firmware is the permanent software programmed into a device’s read-only memory. It provides the low-level control for the device’s specific hardware. In a data center, firmware is embedded in various components such as servers, storage devices, and networking equipment. Firmware management involves the processes and tools necessary to update, maintain, and monitor these firmware systems.
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motadata

What is Patch Management? A Complete Guide

Jun 21, 2024 By Arpit Sharma In Motadata
Let us begin with an example that underlines the importance of patch management. Software vulnerabilities are real, irrespective of the business entity. One of the leading healthcare organizations providing data for more than 10 million people had an adverse situation in 2023. Their focus group revealed that while there was a nod to patch management, the prioritization was not taken seriously due to a lack of resources and perceived minimal risks.
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Best practices for scheduling security patching automations

Jun 4, 2024 By Canonical In Canonical
In this webinar, you’ll learn about Canonical's release schedule for Ubuntu and its security updates, and how you can use this information to set optimal manual and automated security patching maintenance intervals. There are a variety of tools, such as Livepatch, Landscape, Snaps, and command line utilities like unattended-upgrades that provide security patching automation capabilities. We’ll cover how each one works, and how you can combine them for maximum benefit. We’ll also cover the nuances between reboot recommended and reboot required.
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